India may be at the dawn of a social movement: Christophe Jaffrelot | Conversations with Nilanjan

In this episode of Conversations With Nilanjan, journalist and author Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay speaks to political scientist Christophe Jaffrelot on the changing nature of Indian politics under Narendra Modi and the RSS. From the BJP’s push towards what Jaffrelot calls a “unitary state” to the rise of an RSS “deeper state” embedded across institutions and society, this conversation examines how Indian democracy, elections, the judiciary and the Election Commission have transformed after 2024. Jaffrelot also discusses the post-Modi future of the BJP, the role of Yogi Adityanath, the weakening of regional parties, and whether India could eventually witness a spontaneous youth-led social movement driven by economic distress, unemployment and growing public anger. 00:00 – BJP’s Unitary India Push 05:33 – RSS vs Modi 14:37 – BJP Succession Battle 17:04 – Modi’s Political Comeback 22:28 – Are Elections Still Fair? 35:52 – RSS Deep State & Youth Revolt #ChristopheJaffrelot #NarendraModi #RSS #IndianPolitics #ConversationsWithNilanjan #YogiAdityanath #BJP #IndianDemocracy #NilanjanMukhopadhyay --- ▶For the latest news and analysis - https://thefederal.com/  ▶RSS Feed - https://thefederal.com/google_feeds.xml ▶For more explainers, and interesting videos - https://thefederal.com/category/videos ▶To watch The Federal's shows listed together for your easy access, click here:    • The Federal Programmes   Follow The Federal News here - ▶Website: https://thefederal.com/ ▶Facebook:   / thefederal.india   ▶X: https://x.com/TheFederal_News ▶Instagram:   / thefederal_india   ▶LinkedIn:   / thefederal   ▶Whatsapp channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... ▶Threads: TheFederal India (@thefederal_india) ▶Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3fy3utP... #TheFederal #India #BreakingNews #LatestNews #News #Delhi #Mumbai #Parliament #NarendraModi #RahulGandhi #Politics #Business #Economy Download The Federal App here - ▶Android - http://bit.ly/3DJSkiu ▶iPhone - http://bit.ly/TheFederalios